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For the last few years the IOHA has offered little or no services to primary schools outside of Dublin. No All-Ireland competition was staged in 2010 and not intended this year by the IOHA. At this stage almost all handball playing primary schools in Galway, Sligo and Kildare have decided not to register with the IOHA. Meanwhile, the association has refused to accept affiliations from Meath, for reasons unknown to anyone but the IOHA Board of Management. Consequently, the IOHA has lost around 50 handball playing primary schools from these 4 counties, a big loss by any standard and particularly for a small body like the IOHA. One wonders if this loss has been duly reported to the Sports Council and the European Handball Federation. Perhaps such downsizing is a part of the great plan: bringing a leaner, meaner IOHA into the 21st Century.
Fortunately, few of us echo the view that the IOHA is more important than handball. At the end of last year representatives of the Galway, Kildare, Meath and Sligo competitions decided to stage their own All-Ireland Championships irrespective of the IOHA. After some consideration, it was decided not to invite Dublin schools as their participation might earn them punitive action from the IOHA. It was agreed that Kildare and Sligo would provide the venues while Meath offered to sponsor trophies and medals. The girls’ competition was held on Wednesday 4 May in Maynooth College and the boys’ competition on Thursday 5 May in the Sligo Regional Leisure Centre.
Unfortunately, the Galway champions were unable to travel to Maynooth for the day, so it was left to the other 3 counties to battle it out for the girls’ title. The girls from St. Joseph’s in Navan were the undisputed winners, recording comfortable victories in all their games, including the final against Scoil Ui Fhiaich from Kildare. The results were as follows:
Group Matches
Meath 8- 2 Kildare
Sligo 1 - 10 Meath
Kildare 14 - 1 Sligo

Final
Meath 6 - 2 Kildare

Final Table
Winners St. Joseph’s, Meath
Runners-up Scoil Ui Fhiaich, Kildare
3rd place Sligo School Project, Sligo

All teams turned up for the boys’ competition: Kentstown from Meath; Oranmore from Galway; Highpark from Sligo and San Carlo from Kildare. In the gold medal match Oranmore overcame Kentstown while in the 3rd place play-off San Carlo edged out Highpark.
Group Matches
Sligo 3 - 11 Galway
Meath 9 - 5 Kildare
Galway 11 - 4 Meath
Kildare 5 - 5 Sligo
Sligo 8 - 9 Meath
Galway 10 - 1 Kildare

3rd Place Match
Kildare 6 - 4 Sligo

Final
Galway 11 - 6 Meath

Final Table
Winners Oranmore, Galway
Runners-up Kentstown, Meath
3rd place San Carlo, Kildare
4th place Highpark, Sligo

Posted by Ireland handball at 8:39 am 1 comments  

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Dublin International will defend its Irish Champion title in the Final match of the Senior league vs a surprising and very much deserving UCD team.
UCD secured key victories vs Astra during the league and Lughnasa in the semifinal, and are today the best team to challenge the current champions.

Dublin International HC vs University College Dublin OHC
Match will be played on Sunday the 8th of May at 2.30pm in the Loughlinstown Leisure Centre.

Posted by 53 at 11:53 am 0 comments  

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International handball is back in Ireland.
(sorry for late post).
International Handball and Intervarsity are taking stage this weekend in Gormanston (co Meath).
Check the flier on the File Folder in the right sidebar for full programme of events.
Astra HC will play Glasgow on Saturday 26th at 4pm.
Check http://www.gormanstoncollege.ie/contact.html for direction.

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Thank you to the organiser, coaches, parents and all participants to the Children's tournament held in Collinstown last Saturday the 5th.
In the tournament competed:
Four boys teams (Group B):
-Sligo (S)
-North Kildare+Terenure (NK+T)
-Muslim School 1 (MS1)
-Muslim School 2 (MS2)
Three girls teams (Group G):
-North Kildare (NK)
-Muslim School 1 (MS1)
-Muslim School 2 (MS2)
Results:
G: MS1 - NK 5:6
B: MS1 - S 9:4
G: MS1 - MS2 6:1
B: NK+T - MS2 7:2
G: NK - MS2 5:0
B: NK+T S 6:1
G: NK - MS1 9:4
B: MS1 - MS2 11:2
G: MS1 - MS2 6:4
B: S - MS2 6:5
B: MS1 - NK+T 5:6
G: NK - MS2 4:3

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With the finals of May 9th Dublin International SM and UCD SF were crowned Irish Champion 2009/2010.

Dublin International won a finals vs UCD that gave them the double title: Irish Champion and current holder of the Irish Perpetual Trophy.

UCD ladies overcome ASTRA in the final match and win their first Irish title after 4 finals in a row and become the Irish champions 2009/2010

----CONGRATULATION TO THE TWO WINNER AND THE TWO RUNNES UP----

Posted by 53 at 10:11 pm 1 comments  

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It is the privilege of the UCC Olympic Handball Club to inform you that the Cork Handball Tournament will take place on Saturday 5th December 2009 in the UCC Mardyke Arena, Western Rd,Cork, Ireland.
The format of the tournament will be based on a round-robin format, with the top two teams progressing to the final. The entry fee is €40 per team.
UCC Olympic Handball Club will be organising a party for the Saturday night (December 5th) somewhere in Cork City.
If you want to find out more leave a post and Mélanie or Benny will get back to you.
Or contact Ireland Handball via mail with "Cork Handball Tournament" in the subject and we will forward the mail to them.

Looking forward to seeing you during this Great Hand Ball Day !
Sincerely Yours in Handball,Mélanie Masson, Secretary of the UCC Olympic Handball Club.

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Source and more information: http://www.sligohandball.org/news.html

For a full week a team from SKG Rossdorf (Germany) stayed in Sligo during their autumn holidays. 15 boys in the age of 11 - 16 found a 'new home' during their stay with families of players of our club.
A program of great diversity was organised and it can be safely said there was no chance for the guests to be bored at any time.Summerhill College provided the opportunity for the handball players to get a sniff of gaelic football in a workshop specifically organised for them. A 'town treasure hunt' in Sligo made them familiar with the area (and the fact that nearly every person would know the melody of "oro se do beatha bhaille").

They took part in a tournament with secondary schools from Sligo, Ballisodare, Galway and Ros Muc. A family day provided opportunities for a range of activities in the wider surroundings of Sligo. Handball dominated the weekend when Astra (Terenure), Sligo and Rossdorf played club v club matches - and the U-17's got involved in a challenge match with the adults from Sligo and Rossdorf. Surfing in Strandhill was a particularly unique experience for the German boys whose home town is located near Frankfurt with the sea some 600 km away.

A day in the local schools with their hosts gave an impression of the differences in the school settings in Ireland and Germany. And last not least a small court jamboree in Collooney brought together all players from Sligo and Rossdorf for a wonderful 'farewell party' ... with incredible food supplied by parents of our club.

The entire week was extremely enjoyable for all involved. The feedback from the German boys and also from their six coaches/parents was overwhelmingly positive with a specific note on the hospitality on the side of the host families.Without the support of so many individuals in the club, all contributing within their own area and as good as they could, such an exchange program would be simply impossible.

Looking at it from another angle, where it is possible to provide such opportunities to our children (and ourselves) it is a demonstration of simple cooperation beyond the realms of profit and personal gains - and this in itself is worth probably hundreds of times more than any old trophy.

So: a great thanks to all parents, players, helpers, teachers, family members - who all contributed to make the exchange a huge success.

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The month of October will see three Irish teams representing Ireland in three European competitions.
Ireland never had such a large representation in Europe.

Dublin International will play in the men's Challenge Cup in Siscia (CRO) on the 9-11 October week end
http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/chc/men/2009-10/round/2/Round+2

Astra Handball will travel to Prilep (MKD) to play in the women's Challenge Cup on the 2-4 October week end
http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/chc/women/2009-10/round/2/Round+2
-SHORT ARTICLE IN COMMENTS-

The Irish squad instead will go to sunny Malta to play in an almost fully english speaking group on the halloween weekend 30 Oct-1 Nov
http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/2/Group+Matches

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To make it easier to check all recent and summer news, all summer news will be added to this one Post. This because usualy older posts get burried down down in the blog. Instead, collecting them in one post all news should be move visible

5th September '09 - Anglo-Irish Cup 2009. Great Dane wins the first edition of the Anglo-Irish Cup (35-32 final score). In a very intense match, with constant overtaking between the two sides, the current English champions managed to keep their coolness and win in the last few minute over the equally strong Dublin International team. Chris O'Reilly deserve a special mention. This young player, recently moved from North Kildare to DI, showed already to benefit from the summer training with DI's experienced players. We hope that this competition, born as an initiative of the Dublin International Club and with the support of the English Handball Association, will see continuation in the coming years. -DVD of the match is available on request.

30th August '09 - Astra Handball Club has a new web site. The site, still under construction, is accessible at the address http://www.astrahandball.com/

30th August '09 - International handball in Dublin, Anglo Irish Cup 2009 Dublin International are honoured to be the first host nation of the Anglo Irish Cup. The tournament, to be held in St Columba's College, Co Dublin on the 5th of September at 17.30 will hopefully be the first of many in years to come. The tournament showcases the National Champions from England and Ireland to play for the title "Best Club of England and Ireland". This years teams are, Dublin International, 2 time All Ireland National Champions, and Great Dane, 5 time National League Champions and 6 time Cup Champions of England. England Handball Federations General Secretary Stephen Jones has confirmed he will be attending the game after receiving an invitation from Dublin Internationals President Magnus Clarke. Dublin International would like to invite everyone to come and support the Irish team in this International tournament. Entry is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

reference: http://dublininternationalhc.info/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=31

30th August '09 - Dublin International men & Astra Handball ladies will be representing Irish handball in the EHF Club competition Challenge Cup. Dub Int is at its second experience while Astra is entering for the first time this prestigious competition. Thanks to this two teams Ireland mantains its presence on the European stage, where handball counts.
http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/chc/men/2009-10/round/2
http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/chc/women/2009-10/round/2

30th August '09 - Susanne & Silke have left the building. This summer has seen the departure from Ireland of Silke and Susanne. the two UCD players were important personality of the UCD and Ireland handball life. They contributed by playing, partying, baking cakes, and coaching. Silke and Susanne were the first two coaches of the re-etablished Girls U14 Irish team. Thanks to them DJK Budenheim travelled from Germany to Dublin with their U14 team, and the Senior Irish Ladies team travelled to Budenheim in a exchange/training collaboration project. With the and of their Irish adventure Irish handball exported a piece of its history. We wish them a lot of good luck, and we hope to see them soon......Athens may be!!

4th June '09 - Summer hanball is on every week in UCD. Check the site http://ucdhandball.blogspot.com/ to stay updated on when handball is on week by week.

4th June '09 - Dublin International has a new website check it on http://dublininternationalhc.webs.com/

4th June '09 - IOHA AGM is being held on Saturday June 13th in Sports HQ, Park West, Dublin 12

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Sorry for the delay, but.....believe it or not....I've been busy

U15 Boys Final
Terenure - Lughnasa 18 - 20

Senior Ladies Final
St.Pat's - UCD 19 - 18

Senior Men Final
Dublin International - Lughnasa 34 - 27

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UCD won the Women's semifinal and have access to the 2008/2009 Finals where they will play St.Pat's for the title.
UCD - Terenure 25-11

U15 Finals will be played in UCD on the 10th of May at 10.45am.
Terenure - Lughnasa

Women's Final will be played in UCD on the 10th of May at 1.30pm
St.Pat's - UCD

Men's Finals will be played in UCD on the 10th of May at 3.30pm.
Dublin International - Lughnasa

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Andrea Ongaro resigned as IOHA executive board member, as IOHA company director, as Competition Committe chair and Senior leagues organiser.

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Andres Eiriksson coach of Ireland U15 and head coach of Terenure Handball Club organised this week end Ireland and Scotland joined training camp and set of friendly matches.
These will take place Tallaght on Saturday and UCD-Belfield on Sunday.
Here the Schedule
Saturday
tournmanent in Col, hIde in Tallagth, 12pm-6pm, 2 Scottish teams, 2 Lughnasa teams and Terenure.
Sunday
matches in UCD sport hall.
12:00 Scotland U15 vs. Irish Schools U15 B
13:15 Scotalnd U13 vs. Muslim NS
14:30 Scotland U15 vs. Irish Schools U15 A
15:35 Scotland U13 vs. Irish Schools U13

Posted by 53 at 10:34 pm 3 comments  

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Added to the left sidebar links to some sport hall where handball games and training are on. Leave a comment if you want me to add some other hall....and may be direction or google link... as I might not know which hall you are talking about. Hope you find it useful.

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Sligo Olympic Handball Association present the Internation Handball Tournament - Boys U15
FOCUS ON EUROPE
"Focus Europe 2009"Handball Tournament
Sligo – Ireland
30. 5. – 1. 6. 2009
for Boys born 1994 and younger

www.sligohandball.org/focus europe 2009.html

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Dear all, It is my privilege to inform you that the inaugural Cork Handball Tournamentshall commence on 29th/30th November 2008 in the UCC Mardyke Arena, Western Rd.,Cork, Ireland. It is located near UCC on the south-west side of the city. Andit will be played on a proper full size handball court!!!
The format of the tournament will be based on a round-robin format, with thetop two teams progressing to the final. The entry fee is 60 Euro per team.
It would be advisable that you stay in Cork on Friday night if your team arebad morning travellers as we have the hall on both days at 12.00h until 18.00h.

If you are interested put a comment here, with your contact and UCC will get back to you.

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http://www.dublin.diplo.de/Vertretung/dublin/de/Irische_20Handballdamen_20in_20Budenheim.html

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Sorry for late notice in publishing this.
International Handball in Dublin.

Friday 3rd October
Scotland - Dublin Selection 26-25
DCU 6pm

Saturday 4th October
IRELAND - Scotland 22-21
DCU 5pm

Sunday 5th October
IRELAND - Dublin Selection 24-23
DCU 10am

IRELAND wins the three nation for the second time.

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